Author Simon Michael was in Hitchin on Saturday to talk about his noir thrillers, the Kray twins and more.

Hertfordshire authors member Simon Michael speaks about his new book at Hitchin Library. Picture: DANNY LOO

Simon, who lives in Flitwick, appeared at Hitchin Library as part of their Society of Authors series of talks.

Former barrister Simon spoke about his family’s East End history, their connection with the Kray twins, and his eating bacon sandwiches with a convicted murderer in the cells of the Old Bailey. He also read sections from his books – including Corrupted, which came out on Thursday.